Super funds demand test overhaul to free $50b for VC, private equity
The nation's $4.2 trillion superannuation sector has made submissions to the federal government's productivity roundtable, pushing for the overhaul of the testing regime that applies to its members. The mid-August summit will inform the Albanese government's second-term goal of lifting stagnating productivity and living standards.
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